Do you really need heatsinks on your RAM?

[Ulchieman]

I've been wondering about this for a long time....If im not overclocking anything do i really need to have heatsinks on my RAM?

 

[Sid59]

Originally posted by: Ulchieman
I've been wondering about this for a long time....If im not overclocking anything do i really need to have heatsinks on my RAM?

negative.


i dont have any one my 2 machines and they run stock speeds. never a problem.

my computer runs 24/7
the other computer runs about 16 hours/day

 

[bjc112]

Do you mean a heat spreader?

It helps, but mainly in overclocking like you said... Its starting to become more of a standard than a neccesity..

 

[wicktron]

The TwinMos PC3200's are some of the best OC'ing RAMs on the market and they DO NOT have any heatspreaders on them whatsoever.

 

[Ulchieman]

so then what do u need heat spreaders for????.....i mean i looked at the price diff and I was like...wholy crap wtf....maybe i need it?
but since im not oc'ing i wont need it then right?
mind you ill be doing heavy gaming and stuff like that...it's just that my budget right now isnt very good and i dont want to have to downgrade my CPU that im planning on getting to make room in my budget for those heat spreaders.....any advice?

 

[crypticlogin]

but since im not oc'ing i wont need it then right?

If the manufacturer makes those RAM sticks without heatspreaders, you're not overclocking, and your case doesn't double as a pizza oven, then I think it'd be safe to say you should be OK without heatspreaders.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: Ulchieman
so then what do u need heat spreaders for????.....i mean i looked at the price diff and I was like...wholy crap wtf....maybe i need it?
but since im not oc'ing i wont need it then right?
mind you ill be doing heavy gaming and stuff like that...it's just that my budget right now isnt very good and i dont want to have to downgrade my CPU that im planning on getting to make room in my budget for those heat spreaders.....any advice?

i don't think any modules out there need heatspreaders just yet... other than RDRAM... these people are catering to enthusiasts so it pays off to make your sticks look bling bling...